Barca

See also: barca, barcă, Barča, and Barça

English

Etymology 1

From Latin Barca, from Punic 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (Baraq), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (baraq, “lightning”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɹkə/

Proper noun

Barca (plural Barcas)

1. A surname from Punic, particularly (historical) a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders.

   Hamilcar Barca; Hannibal Barca

Derived terms

• Barcid

 

Etymology 2

From Latin Barca, from Ancient Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from the local tribe of the Barraci.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɹkə/

Proper noun

Barca

1. (historical) Former name of Marj, a city in Libya.

Alternative forms

• Barce, Barke

Derived terms

• Barcan

 

Related terms

• Barcaean

 

Translations

ancient Marj — see also Marj,‎ Barqa

• Arabic: برقة (Barqa)
• German: Barke (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Βάρκη (Bárkē)

  Modern: Βάρκη (el) (Várki)

• French: Barqa
• Italian: Barca
• Latin: Barca
• Russian: Барка (ru) (Barka)
• Spanish: Barca

Etymology 3

From Catalan Barça.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɹsə/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːsə/, /ˈbɑːɹsə/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)sə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Barca

1. (informal, soccer) FC Barcelona, a prominent Spanish association football club.
   • 2000 April 19, BBC Online, "Football News":
   • There's only one Barca
   • 2005 December 16, CNN, "Football":

     Chelsea and Barca clash once again

   • 2007 December 18, Setanta Sports, News:

     Giovani committed to Barca

Anagrams

• Cabra

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbar.ka/, [ˈbärkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbar.ka/, [ˈbärkä]

Etymology 1

From Punic 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (Baraq), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (baraq, “lightning”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-.

Proper noun

Barca f sg (genitive Barcae); first declension

1. a surname from Punic, particularly (historical) a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Barca	Barcae
genitive	Barcae	Barcārum
dative	Barcae	Barcīs
accusative	Barcam	Barcās
ablative	Barcā	Barcīs
vocative	Barca	Barcae

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from the local tribe of the Barraci.

Proper noun

Barca f sg (genitive Barcae); first declension

1. Marj (a city in Libya)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Barca
genitive	Barcae
dative	Barcae
accusative	Barcam
ablative	Barcā
vocative	Barca
locative	Barcae

Derived terms

• Barcaeus

 

Descendants

• English: Barca
• Italian: Barca
• Spanish: Barca

References

• Barca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Barca”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly